Football and wine -
the big duels of the 2024 European Championship preliminary round
One thing is clear: football and wine meet as rarely as a visit to the opera and a can of beer .
But it's not impossible. And what's more, many footballing nations are also major wine-producing countries. And if you look more closely, wine is even produced in every country taking part in the European Championships.
The major wine-producing nations are, of course, Spain, Italy and France. They are followed by Romania, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Serbia, Albania, Slovenia and Switzerland have also been wine-growing nations for a long time. There are many wineries in Poland, as well as in England. The fact that the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark have also been producing wine since the 1970s and 1980s is still little known. And there are even wineries in Scotland.
So why not try a wine duel while the football is on? It's difficult on the fan mile, but it's great at home. We've put together a few duels from the preliminary round for you. After all, Austria faces France and Spain meets Italy. We've come up with something very special for the match between England and Slovenia.
